SUPER CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 A succession of them in the water (6) 5 Somewhat more willingly (6) 8 Love the neighbourhood – it’s just something in the air (5) 9 Soldier taking a lady love out to a dance (6) 10 And contrived, after years, to get things done (6) 11 Reason out nothing is wrong, as it comes towards you (5) 14 The one metal scattered around the garden (4-4) 16 How you put away your straight Scotch? (6) 18 Way of thinking a driver must adopt on crossing the Channel? (5-10) 20 In the monkey cage, does it have a little green head? (6) 22 Goes to pieces when he starts off (8) 25 From a room, ring out to get a bouquet (5) 27 Make sure everybody hears it’s funny (6) 28 Beat, the man enters the teepee (6) 29 Free, I compose a tune about it (5) 30 Some, like the governor, returned (6) 31 Order the man to go back with the Indian (6)

DOWN

1 Mark on the hand that meant a lot to Egyptians (6) 2 The horse was running around inside! (4) 3 Mother is having a beano, dancing in the light (8) 4 In every way possible, with every penny one possesses (3,3,4,5) 5 Are rolling, child, and this is what brought it about (6) 6 Help the Cockney, as well (4) 7 Join forces with, again? You do surprise me! (6) 12 Name the gas that’s escaped (7) 13 A master agent becoming a man of power (7) 15 It would be pointless to set up house with her (5) 17 People seek to help him, but he’s unsuccessful (5) 19 Came out at a different date, under a new name (8) 20 Overlooks the hand movements (6) 21 Join forces with the side that’s got ahead (4,2) 23 When the lady has also turned in, calm down (6) 24 Worry when I ride off with it, terrified (4) 26 We’re told it’s a pet animal (4)